Fred, while you and I may have in the past had some differences on City policy, I can only stand in awe of the incredible wordsmithing done in this post. You say a "precisely placed insect bite sometimes trumps all sorts of planned supervision", and I can only add that so does a precisely placed "word". I am glad to have such a precise fellow fly doing the buzzing. The precision of your rhetoric and metaphor in this post leave me with both admiration and some jealousy. Your single line of tracks across the minds meadow are certainly easier to follow than my stomping around.
Jim Graham, Ventura Village ----- Original Message ----- From: Fredric Markus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 9:07 PM Subject: Re:[Mpls] the fly on the city's ox > Wasn't it "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" when Mohammud Ali > engaged in metaphors from the insect world? I used to do what I could > for my carriage horses when the flies were pestering them - the great > beasts would be distracted and miserable because these tiny creatures > were relentless. Real horse flies have a very nasty bite but even > ordinary houseflies can be trouble, especially in crowded downtown > traffic. > > The merely advisory opinions and modest local projects that the NRP > neighborhoods bring into being are indeed diminutive compared to the > major league movers and shakers in Minneapolis, but I like the metaphor > of the ox, as in "dumb as an ...." > > A precisely placed insect bite sometimes trumps all sorts of planned > supervision particularly when the civic beast of burden seems incapable > of critical thought. > > Fred Markus, Horn Terrace, Ward Ten in the Lyndale Neighborhood > > _______________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
